Share and Family Learning
Gaye Warwick
Project Manager, Family Learning
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Promoting Parental Involvement
“It’s what parents do rather
than who they are that
counts.”
Professor Charles Desforges
University of Exeter
The Impact of Parental Involvement, Parental Support and Family Education on Pupil Achievement
and Adjustment: 2003
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Impact on Children
Prof Charles Desforges University of Exeter
Achievement
Effects (Parents/School)
Age 7
29%
Age 11
27% /
21%
Age 16
14% /
51%
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/ 05%
Parent’s responsibilities
 98% parents sign ‘Home-School
Agreement’
 54% don’t remember
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Impact of parental involvement
Self-esteem
 “The most important influence on a
person’s level of self-esteem are their
parents: once parents have had their
say, little else in life will be able to
modify the opinion of self thus formed”
‘The costs and causes of low self-esteem’ Prof Nicolas Emler, Joseph
Rowntree Foundation: 2001
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Parent’s expectations
All parents want to support their child;
Don’t know how, where to start or who to
ask for help.
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Share – family learning
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Why Share?
 Flexible
 Fun!
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What is Family Learning?
Process…
Diverse practice…
Creative delivery…
Learner defined…
Mutual respect…
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What is Family Learning?
Diet…
Quick fix…
Healthy Eating…
Long term impact…
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Share Aims
 Raising children’s attainment
 Engaging with parents/carers to support
their children’s education
 Parents/carers who will reflect on their
own learning needs
 A catalyst to help schools/settings
manage the involvement of
parents/carers in the life of the school
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What is Share?
Aim
How did it
go?
Successful?
Typical model
At home
Doing
In school
QUALITY
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Demonstration
Share Materials
 Fun!
 Foundation Stage
 Key Stage 1
 Key stage 2
 Key stage 3
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Foundation Stage
 Fun!
 Appropriate to the effective learning of 3 –
5year olds
 Personal, social & emotional development
 Communication, language & literacy
 Mathematical development
 Knowledge & understanding of the world
 Physical development
 Creative development
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Share at Key Stage 1
 FUN
 Promotes active learning
 Promotes the importance of talk to
learning
 Cross curricular
 Links to key literacy & numeracy skills
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Share at Key Stage 2
 Fun!
 Promotes active learning
 Cross curricular
 Links to key literacy and numeracy
skills
 Develops independent learning skills
 Supports the transition from KS2 to
KS3
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Share at Key Stage 3
 Promotes active learning
 Cross curricular
 Link to key skills
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Communication
Application of number
ICT
Working with others
Improving own learning & performance
Problem solving
 Link to citizenship education
- Social& moral responsibility, community involvement & political
literacy
 Link to PSHE & promote family discussion
 Fun!
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Healthy Share
 Physical health
 Healthy eating
 Emotional health & well being
 Healthy attitudes to medicines, drugs
and alcohol
 Health & safety
 Health in the community
 Fun
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Computers don’t byte!
 Finding your way around the computer
 Developing word-processing skills
 Some simple graphic skills
 Using the internet
 Using email
 Other types of software and peripherals
 ICT at the Foundation stage
(5 activities)
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Share Supports Every Child
Matters Outcomes
 Be healthy
 Stay safe
 Enjoy & achieve
 Make a positive contribution
 Achieve economic well-being
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Positive features of Share
 Enables and empowers parents to help their child
 Helps parents to understand how their children learn and are taught
in school
 Provides parents with strategies to support children’s learning at
home
 Supports and improves adult skills
 Helps raise children’s attainment in school
 Provides an enjoyable learning experience
 Acknowledges the role of the parent as the child’s first and foremost
educator
 Practitioners work in partnership with parents and families
 Fostering lifelong learning
 Learning can be fun
 Develops a whole school approach
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Settings have reported
Strengthening of relationships
Increase of parents skills and confidence
Raising of attainment & achievement
Parents more able to understand how children
and young people learn
 Parents able to develop learning at home
 Parents learn more about what their child is
doing
 Patience……..!
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Parents have reported
 Increase in ‘quality’ family time
whole family – organise – better use
 Greater awareness & understanding of
how their child learns
 Pleasure in learning together
 Appreciation of their own learning
accreditation – what I’ve done!
“My child has asked me to play!”
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Impact of Share
 Empowers parents, children and staff
 Supports relationships for all
 Improves educational attainment and
achievement
 Supports parents and carers as learners
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What the children say…….
“Mummy, why you no do this before?”
Share Toddler – Sandwell 2003
“I can do things with Dad and
Share child- Dumfries & Galloway 2006
its fun”
“It’s great having special time with just me and
my mum”
Share child – Blackburn 2003
“I’ve discovered my dad’s pretty cool really!”
Share Teenager – London 2003
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What else?
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Share Plus
Busy Bees
It’s A Man thing
Active Dad’s
Developing Men Friendly Organisations
Top Dad’s
History Detective
Breakfast Clubs
Book it!
Sum it!
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How can we support you with
Share?
Training & support – 2 days & half
day follow up
Resources – materials
Certificates – personal/setting
CPD – professional
- Approved Trainer
- Facilitator Training
Newsletters, website
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How can we support you with
Share?
 Local network organised by LEA coordinators
 Formal external evaluation 2004
 Annual national conference
 Annual Share Awards
 Termly network for co-ordinators
 Family learning consultancy
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A final thought…
If you have a lot of tension and you get a
headache, do what it says on the
aspirin bottle:
“Take two and keep away from the
children…”
Thank you…
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